A drink of the Old World nobility was enjoyed with milk and seasoning, such as black pepper, sesame seeds, anise, cinnamon, and almonds.
Chocolate was taken to new heights, and to a different level when sugar was added to the bitter, but sacred drink of the Maya.
The Industrial Revolution made chocolate available to everyone. Someone combined the melted cocoa butter (the fat occurs naturally in cocoa beans) with sugar, and cocoa powder to create the first solid eating chocolate.
Maybe it is all coming back around full circle – growing popularity for chocolate together with chili, and spices – a combination marketed as exotic, and premium despite its centuries old place of origin.
Chocolate was taken to new heights, and to a different level when sugar was added to the bitter, but sacred drink of the Maya.
The Industrial Revolution made chocolate available to everyone. Someone combined the melted cocoa butter (the fat occurs naturally in cocoa beans) with sugar, and cocoa powder to create the first solid eating chocolate.
Maybe it is all coming back around full circle – growing popularity for chocolate together with chili, and spices – a combination marketed as exotic, and premium despite its centuries old place of origin.
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